I get by

... with a little help from my friends," the Beatles

I got switched from being on Rachel VP's team at work to Whitney Miller's team. No big deal, really, except for the fact that you're highly encouraged to sit with your team, & I had an awesome desk by Rachel that was right next to the windows. So, if I needed a little pick me up I would just look outside until I got a call. Very therapeutic. Yesterday, I finally sat in the area that I'm supposed to be in, which has no view of the outside world but a straight shot at the glowing ball that tells you how busy it is. Plus there are much more people around, so I feel a bit more insignificant. It's almost the most depressing area you can be in at Data Entry, I think.... Naturally, I started off work feeling just down. Not my usual peppy, friendly, cheerful self. I had break at 6:45pm, so instead of letting myself feel very down, I decided to text a couple of my friends at the same time to get that support that I needed. It's actually quite something for me to even see that I was able to try to contact others at a time like that when a year ago I probably would have locked myself in the bathroom to cry, assuming I could even make it out the front door to begin with... Good friends are necessary to one's survival in this calloused world... Anyway, here's my question and their responses, in order, exactly as they appear in my phone:

Me-- to friends:
For some reason i feel a bit blue today. What would you do to cheer up if you were me?
Jun 11, 6:27 pm

Fr: Andy Heim
If i were you? Find a musical soundtrack and sing at the top of my lungs. Or some jazz standards
Jun 11, 6:28 pm

Fr: Nicole Gillie
Call my Sam, go get Panda, watch anime, play my trombone, and/or watch Kung Fu Panda
Jun 11, 6:30 pm

Fr: Joel Leaman!
Cook something yummy, watch a cool movie, go hang out with friends, play Nintendo, go shopping, make cool plans for a random trip ...
Jun 11, 6:34 pm

Fr: Joel Leaman!
Also, you could go and register at stumbleupon.com and see all the cool stuff there.
Jun 11, 6:39 pm

Fr: John Nielsen
Eat some popcorn. Watch something funny. Talk to a friend. Do a secret act of service.
Jun 11, 6:46 pm

Fr: Pirate Sam Sieber
I would watch "about a boy"? Perhaps I would read over my journal. I might even pray.
Get me to tell you you good things... You are special and awesome.
Many times, we cannot see the full picture, and it bugs us.
On rainy days you get wet (or at least it's wet out) What's important is that you don't catch hypothermia. The lord has your back; and he is invincible. (life is a tag-team game) I like you :)
Perhaps I would take a nap and sleep (blu) off
Jun 11, 8:50 pm

They all made me smile. I did a bit of each of those, although the only ones I used while at work was Andy's suggestion to sing. Which I did. & I had a couple techs tell me that they wish they could get me for all of their calls, or that I was their favourite agent there. Which is what keeps me feeling sane when I go in to work. ... Like I must do presently. Farewell! (I promise myself that I'll write something more insightful when I'm done with my Spanish class next week)